Portugal · WEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Faro, Portugal runs on UTC+1. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+0 in winter, UTC+1 in summer. Next change: 26 Oct. There is a 5-hour difference between Faro and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 14:00–18:00 in Faro lines up with 09:00–13:00 in New York. Faro and London currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Faro lines up with 09:00–18:00 in London. There is a 8-hour difference between Faro and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–10:00 in Faro lines up with 17:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Lisbon, Lagos, Casablanca. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Faro.
Practical Info
Faro (Portugal) is home to roughly 65K people. Today brings about 14.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:12, sunset at 20:54. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+0 in winter, UTC+1 in summer. Next change: 26 Oct. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 37° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Portugal
Capital
Lisbon
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
WEST · Europe/Lisbon
Coordinates
37.02°N, 7.93°W
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+351
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Portuguese
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Capela dos Ossos in Faro is lined with the bones of around 1,250 monks, exhumed from an overcrowded cemetery in 1816. An inscription at the entrance translates roughly as: stop here and consider that you will reach this state too.
The clock: Faro keeps UTC+0. The Ria Formosa lagoon beside it is a barrier island system that shifts measurably from decade to decade.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
7h overlap